 Natural Resources: Water and Land-use in BangladeshMohammad Alauddin () and Clement Tisdell Chapter 3 in The Environment and Economic Development in South Asia, 1998, pp 34-54 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The water resources of Bangladesh are under considerable environmental strain from intensification and extension of agriculture facilitated by the ‘Green Revolution’ technologies, and deforestation and loss of natural vegetation cover. Population increase (combined with attempts to at least maintain the already low per capita income) is the main underlying cause of such pressure. Industry and urbanisation put added environmental pressures on water resources. There are adverse spillovers not only for agriculture itself but also for fisheries and navigation. Fish is an important part of the Bangladeshi diet and is the main source of animal protein. Fish supplies have been substantially reduced by changes in the quality and quantity of water resources. Water transport in Bangladesh is important particularly in rural areas — up to one third of all goods transported in Bangladesh are transported by water. Again environmental change is adversely affecting this mode of transport. Keywords: Water Hyacinth; Rural Poor; Natural Vegetation Cover; Main Report; Hill Tribe (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-26392-9_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-26392-9_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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